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  • Enrico David, Il fraterno silenzio del fango (The Fraternal Silence of Mud), 2020, acrylic on canvas, 9' 1 1⁄2" × 14' 8".

    Enrico David, Il fraterno silenzio del fango (The Fraternal Silence of Mud), 2020, acrylic on canvas, 9' 1 1⁄2" × 14' 8".

    Enrico David

    Gió Marconi

    For his first exhibition at Gió Marconi, Enrico David exhibited exclusively paintings and drawings, after having participated in the 2019 Venice Biennale with a focus on sculpture. Between the two shows, the London-based artist seemed to have decided to offer his home country a complete sampling of his most recent production. This show’s title, “Cielo di giugno” (June Sky), suggested a naturalistic subject, but what awaited viewers were phenomena of an oneiric world: nature, yes, but transfigured. Even the press release really wasn’t one, almost functioning instead as a brief prose poem.

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